Due to the events of the Corona Virus Pandemic, The Friends of Claytor Lake will not be conducting our yearly event of All Lake Clean Up Day on June 27th. Instead we are urging all home owners and lake goers to spend the weekend or whatever time they have to collect trash around the lake. […]
Over 30 volunteers converged on the Claytor Lake State Park to help the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries’ John Copeland in the annual Christmas For the Fishes Program. Support from The Friends of Claytor Lake, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, and Appalachian Power helped build new fish habitat from an amazing 455 […]
Laura Bullard The Friends of Claytor Lake This year Laura Bullard was named FOCL’s 2019 Volunteer of the Year for her years of dedicated service to the lake community and her unwavering support of FOCL’s mission. Not only serving as FOCL’s Secretary but putting in the time for its numerous programs and projects including working […]
Appalachian Power Company, at the request of The Friends of Claytor Lake (FOCL) and in consultation with local government, and state and federal agencies, has scheduled a five foot drawdown of Claytor Lake in November to enable property owners to do maintenance and clean up along the lake’s shoreline. Drawdown activities usually involve debris clean […]
Last night The Friends of Claytor Lake started with newly elected President Steve Rapp. As his first order of business, Steve thanked Cheri Strenz for all her years of service and as President of FOCL gifting her a military style challenge coin for Veteran’s Fishing Day and flowers. Cheri, having grown up on Claytor Lake, […]